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Alto saxophone


 

The alto saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a family of woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The alto is the fourth in size of the sax family which consists from smallest to largest of sopranissimo (or Soprillo), sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass, and subcontrabass. Of these, only the soprano through baritone are commonly used. The less tubing an instrument has, the higher the instrument's range is.

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